Lee Clark says there is nothing unusual in Jack Butland’s transfer to Stoke City and immediate loan back.

Butland’s mind is not elsewhere, judging on his performance at Charlton Athletic. “All he did on transfer window deadline-day was go to Stoke, sign a contract and come back. That’s it,” said Clark.

“Nothing peculiar, nothing much different – Jack’s happy playing for us and we’re happy we’ve got him back. This is his home. It was a clause that had to be in there, in the deal, to make it happen.

“What’s going to happen over the remainder of the season is that he’ll go to Stoke one day a week, probably Monday, when we haven’t got a midweek game, and start working with their goalkeeper coach and all the rest of it there.

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“So, when it comes to going there first day pre-season, he’s well in with them.

“It will do him no harm because he’ll grasp the opportunity and take what they teach him on board.”

Butland has already insisted that his focus remains firmly on Blues until the summer. And if Stoke loan him out again, Clark plans to be in the mix for the goalkeeper’s services.

“I’ll find out what Tony Pulis’ tipple is and if it’s a glass of red I’ll send him the best bottle of red I can find every week with a nice note on there,” quipped Clark.